King's Awards for Welsh businesses

BUSINESSES across Wales have been recognised for their innovation, sustainable development and global export successes in the King's Awards for Enterprise.

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In total eight Welsh firms have received awards trading in a range of sectors including industrial lasers, medical equipment and baking.

Powys-based Stashed Products, which designs and manufactures innovative space saving bike storage systems, has received a King's Awards for Innovation. For international trade recipients are:

Cardiff-based Brand Hatchers which has created incubated and helped to scale brand sold in more than 35 countries;

Blackwood-based Frontier Therapeutics a global leader in pressure ulcer devices which has a sales presence in 34 countries;

Welshpool-based Invertek Drives which manufactures innovative variable frequency drives to support global industries with efficient motor control solutions;

Bridgend-based Spectrum Technologies a leading the supply of industrial laser wire-processing equipment to the aerospace industry; and

Wrexham-based the Village Bakery a supplier of premium bakery and morning goods products to retailers and food service partners globally.

Sustainable development awards have also gone to Bluestone Resorts for its leading sustainable Bluestone holiday resort in Pembrokeshire and Bridgend-based sustainable office furniture venture BOF Group.